Georgia hosts South Carolina after Oquendo's 22-point game

South Carolina Gamecocks (13-10, 4-7 SEC) at Georgia Bulldogs (6-18, 1-10 SEC)

Athens, Georgia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

LINE: Georgia -2.5; over/under is 147.5

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia hosts the South Carolina Gamecocks after Kario Oquendo scored 22 points in Georgia's 72-63 loss to the Florida Gators.

The Bulldogs are 6-9 on their home court. Georgia has a 2-10 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Gamecocks have gone 4-7 against SEC opponents. South Carolina ranks ninth in the SEC shooting 31.8% from 3-point range.

The teams play for the 10th time this season in SEC play. The Gamecocks won the last matchup 83-66 on Jan. 22. Erik Stevenson scored 20 points to help lead the Gamecocks to the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Cook is averaging 10.2 points and 5.6 assists for the Bulldogs. Oquendo is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games for Georgia.

Stevenson is averaging 11.2 points for the Gamecocks. James Reese is averaging 7.8 points over the last 10 games for South Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 1-9, averaging 70.8 points, 29.9 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.0 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.

Gamecocks: 4-6, averaging 66.4 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 40.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points.

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